I’m a visual artist from East Tennessee living in New Orleans cultivating a unique process by working with acrylic & latex paints, pastels, colored pencils, and other traditional media on large wood panels. Shaped by Appalachian culture, underlying themes of opioid & alcohol abuse, religion & legalism, faith, fear, and death all find their way into the work. My paintings & practice are influenced by artists Mark Rothko, Francis Bacon, Edward Hopper, and Hilma af Klint. Creatively I work towards honest expression by allowing my work to evolve and mature naturally.
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b. 1984, East Tennessee. Currently in New Orleans.
Key influences: Francis Bacon, Edward Hopper, Mark Rothko, Hilma af Klint